A retrospective survey of students' views on a family therapy training programme

Dowling, Emilia; Cade, Brian; Breunlin, Douglas C.; Frude, Neil; Seligman, Philippa

doi:10.1046/j..1982.00577.x

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“…In the growing literature on family therapy training the perspective of the trainee has rarely been investigated. An extensive literature search identified only two studies reporting on students' views of their family therapy training (Dowling et al ., 1982; Green and Kirby‐Turner, 1990).…”

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Trainee perspectives on their family therapy training

Nel¹

2006

Journal of Family Therapy

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a Although research into family therapy training is increasing it has so far mostly focused on the process of the teaching and acquisition of certain concepts and skills. In contrast, the experience of training as family therapists has rarely been investigated. This paper reports on the impact of family therapy training at one training institution in the UK on the personal, relational and professional identities of trainees. Six family therapy trainees were interviewed using semi-structured interviews at regular intervals over a period of approximately twenty months. Interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) was employed to analyse the interviews. The results suggest that participants often found the experience of training as a family therapist overwhelming and de-skilling, but that it nevertheless provoked a re-evaluation of some of their established personal, relational and professional identities. In many cases these reevaluations seemed to have preceded a process of individuation, of assuming a different or more complex identity.

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“…Dowling et al . (1982) described the development of a family therapy programme for social work students on placement and presented the results of a retrospective questionnaire survey of these students' views about the programme.…”

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Trainee perspectives on their family therapy training

Nel¹

2006

Journal of Family Therapy

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“…While there have been studies that explore the experience of self of the therapist (Aponte et al, 2009), little research has investigated the experience of students or trainees learning couple and family therapy. For example, Nel (2006) did an extensive literature review of qualitative research about students' views of family therapy training and identified only two studies (Dowling, Cade, Breunlin, Frude, & Seligman, 1982;Green and Kirby-Turner, 1990). Other reviews of research that explores the training of couple and family therapists have been few and repeat the refrain of the limitation of the research in this area (e.g.…”

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“Now I Know the Terrain”: Phenomenological Exploration of CFTs Learning an Evidence-Based Practice

2017

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Couple and family therapists are rarely the focus of research yet are critical for positive outcomes in therapy. The attempts to integrate evidence-based approaches into the practice of couple and family therapy have been controversial resulting in passionate and at times divisive dialogue. The aims of this research project were to explore what do couple and family therapists experience when learning an evidence-based approach to working with couples and families. A total of 14 couple and family therapists were interviewed about their experience with learning an evidence-based approach. The research was guided methodologically by interpretive phenomenological analysis. Three themes emerged from the participants' experiences including: the supports and challenges in learning; the embodiment of a therapy practice; and the experience of shame while learning.

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“…Birleson and Sills, 1981); surveys of client families and family therapy trainees (e.g. Dowling et al, 1982;Frude and Dowling, 1980); reports on family scoring methods either borrowed from other contexts developed and carefully standardized (e.g. Kinston et al, 1979).…”

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On doing research: the dream and the reality

Gale

1985

Journal of Family Therapy

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The principal concern of this essay is to offer practical and personal guidance to professional therapists who wish to engage in research in family therapy. It is not a paper about research design or experimental/observational/survey methods: rather the focus is upon the experience of engaging in research. It attempts to destroy a few common myths about researchers, research, and the motives of researchers and those whom they research. Research is seen as a continuing and evolving process (rather than a product) which can intrude in many aspects of the individual's life; it can affect motives, working relationships, organizational composure, personal family life, and personal self-esteem. Research is thus like most other forms of employment. Research, as an activity, must be seen in terms of systems dynamics, resistance to change, and hopefully, in terms also, of selfactualization and the refreshment of professional parts that other addictions cannot reach.Recommendations are made for the structuring of research activity, in the light of the research model presented.

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A retrospective survey of students' views on a family therapy training programme

Cited by 12 publications

References 6 publications

Trainee perspectives on their family therapy training

Trainee perspectives on their family therapy training

“Now I Know the Terrain”: Phenomenological Exploration of CFTs Learning an Evidence-Based Practice

On doing research: the dream and the reality

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